John Patrick O'LEARY

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1894

Service Number:	6559
Enlisted:	22 August 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Naracoorte, South Australia, 1873
Home Town:	Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Laborer
Died:	Naracoorte, South Australia, 31 March 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Naracoorte Cemetery, S.A. Grave 443. Interred on 2 April 1950
Memorials:	Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1

22 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6559, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6559, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6559, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide
10 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6559, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Husband of Louisa Margaret O'Leary of Narracoorte, SA. John and Louisa married on 30 June 1898 in Naracoorte, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 March 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 10 May 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.

Medal: British War Medal